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H.R. 4824 (115th)

Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act of 2018

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Introduced

18 January 2018

Last action

17 September 2018 · Introduced

Status

Received in the Senate.

Sponsors

Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT], Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9], Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1], Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3], Rep. Gianforte, Greg [R-MT-At Large], Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2], Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4], Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large], Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2], Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4], Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11], Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4], Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5]

Subjects

Environment, Agriculture, Transport

Source updated

10 December 2025

Environment · Agriculture · Transport

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Summary

Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act of 2018 This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA), with respect to National Forest System land, and the Department of the Interior, with respect to Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land, to establish a program to enter into memoranda of understanding with states to allow for the permitting of broadband within an operational right-of-way to enable broadband providers to install infrastructure that allows users to originate and receive high-quality voice, data, graphics, and video telecommunications. The "operational right-of-way" is defined as all real property interests (including easements) acquired for the construction or operation of a project. A state's governor, or a state's top-ranking transportation official in charge of highway construction, may enter into such a memorandum for a term not to exceed 10 years if the state consents to: (1) federal court jurisdiction, (2) federal environmental review procedures, (3) judicial review of decisions regarding the public availability of documents, (4) maintenance of necessary financial resources, and (5) the provision of any information that USDA or Interior needs to ensure that the state is carrying out its responsibilities. USDA and Interior must designate projects within an existing operational right-of-way as actions categorically excluded from federal regulations relating to environmental assessments or environmental impact statements. Interior must establish a Federal Permit Streamlining Project in each BLM field office with responsibility for issuing permits for broadband projects. Under the program, Interior acts as the lead agency for the issuance of a single permit on behalf of all other federal agencies involved in a broadband project through a memorandum of understanding with USDA, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Federal Highway Administration, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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Timeline

  1. 18 January 2018

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 18 January 2018

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 18 January 2018

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 23 January 2018

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

    Source: Committee

  5. 8 February 2018

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

    Source: Committee

  6. 17 May 2018

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

  7. 6 June 2018

    Reported

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

    Source: Committee

  8. 6 June 2018

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  9. 6 June 2018

    Committee

    Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.

    Source: Committee

  10. 3 August 2018

    Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 679.

    Source: Calendars

  11. 3 August 2018

    Discharge

    Committee on Agriculture discharged.

    Source: Discharge

  12. 3 August 2018

    Committee

    Committee on Agriculture discharged.

    Source: Committee

  13. 3 August 2018

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-881, Part I.

    Source: Committee

  14. 3 August 2018

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-881, Part I.

    Source: Committee

  15. 12 September 2018

    Passed

    The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

  16. 12 September 2018

    Passed

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

  17. 12 September 2018

    Passed

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8130-8131)

    Source: Floor

  18. 12 September 2018

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8130-8131)

    Source: Floor

  19. 12 September 2018

    Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4824.

    Source: Floor

  20. 12 September 2018

    Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8130-8133)

    Source: Floor

  21. 12 September 2018

    Floor

    Mr. Gianforte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

    Source: Floor

  22. 17 September 2018

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate.

    Source: IntroReferral

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